EOC Review - Goal 3

A person places a metal spoon that is at room temperature into a bowl of hot soup. How will the thermal energies of the spoon and the soup be affected?
1. The spoon will increase in thermal energy, and the soup will decrease in thermal energy
2. Both the spoon and the soup will increase in thermal energy.
3. The spoon will decrease in thermal energy, and the soup will increase in thermal energy.
4. Both the spoon and the soup will decrease in thermal energy.
Which is the lowest point of a transverse wave?
1. amplitude
2. crest
3. period
4. trough
An object has a mass of 12.8 kg and a velocity of 8.4 m/s. What is the kinetic energy of the object?
1. 53.8 J
2. 107.5 J
3. 451.6 J
4. 903.2 J
How much potential energy does a 55-kg person gain when she walks to the top of a hill 20 m tall?
1. 75 J
2. 539 J
3. 1,100 J
4. 10,780 J
A metal spoon is used to stir a pot of boiling water. The person holding the metal spoon feels the spoon get hot.
Which best describes the transfer of
heat in the spoon?
1. radiation
2. electrical
3. conduction
4. convection
A student moves a box across the floor by exerting 23.3 N of force and doing 47.2 J of work on the box. How far does the student move the box?
1. 0.49 m
2. 2.03 m
3. 23.9 m
4. 1,099.8 m
A sound wave has a frequency of 247 Hz and a wavelength of 1.4 m. What is the speed of the sound wave in air?
1. 176.4 m/s
2. 245.6 m/s
3. 248.4 m/s
4. 345.8 m/s
What happens to the kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy of a ball during free fall?
1. Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy both increase.
2. Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy both increase.
3. Gravitational potential energy decreases, and kinetic energy
  increases.
4. Gravitational potential energy increases, and kinetic energy
  decreases.
Which is true of infrared waves?
1. They have shorter wavelengths than X-rays.
2. They give off more energy than gamma rays.
3. They have longer wavelengths than ultraviolet waves.
4. They have higher frequencies than visible light waves.
If 15 N of force are applied to a cart to move it a distance of 5 m, how much work is done on the cart?
1. 0.33 J
2. 3 J
3. 15 J
4. 75 J
A ball with a mass of 5 kg is dropped from a resting position 10 m above the ground. What is the potential energy
of the ball just before it is dropped?
1. 0 J
2. 49 J
3. 98 J
4. 490 J

EOC Review - Goal 3

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